My old work trousers were really well used and needed really be replaced. I don't think I need to describe so much, but just look at the bottom picture ... Therefore, it was great that I got the chance to test a pair of new work trousers from Prowear. They have a very large range of work trousers from lots of different brands, and also other workwear such as gloves, tool belts and so on.
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As you may recall, we had planned for a sheet metal company to put the roof on the houseboat. But that didn't happen ... The company, which also supplied the scaffolding and welded the railing, suddenly pulled out.
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Getting a PET bottle in the head doesn't sound so bad. But when it is full of water, comes from the roof of our houseboat and lands in my head with the cork first, it is a different matter, apparently. Peter and his brother Dennis were laying the roof, and Dennis got the water bottle with his foot at the same time as I happened to walk past. exactly where the water bottle fell ...
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When you start a huge project like rebuilding an old houseboat, the road ahead is not straightforward. Every time we take a few steps forward, there are also a few steps back...
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According to the rules of the building permit, the new extension on the houseboat must fulfil certain fire protection rules. This is usually achieved by using plaster layers in the walls, but as we don't want to build with plaster, we have turned to another solution: fire protection paint. We are now painting the ceiling and walls of the new living room with this paint.
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Now we (read Peter) have built a terrace on the houseboat. Now you can walk straight out from the living room to the terrace, where we will of course have outdoor furniture. At the front is a small elevation with two pillar lamps, where we plan to have a barbecue. We feel very satisfied!
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Now we have got the inner roof up in the houseboat. It was a lot of work, of course, just like with everything else! Peter and his youngest son Billie worked together for a long time. Finally, the living room of the motorhome got a ceiling with recessed lights.
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Has anyone noticed that my husband likes lighting...? Don't worry, we don't want the boat to look like a Christmas tree. But we have to have some lighting on the outside of the boat! Here you can see some details that have come up ...
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We are painting and repainting the houseboat. The panel is pretty much finished (light grey) and most of the windows and linings are also finished (white). But there are still a lot of details left, plus all the metal to be painted: deck, pillars, railing, ladder ... I can't possibly do it all and youngest son Billie is happy that there are summer jobs.
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At the weekend, eldest son Robin was here to help Peter lay the heated floor and parquet. Then Peter's brother Dennis came and helped with the stove and chimney. The previous owner bought the stove, but we have had to buy the chimney, and there are of course a lot of rules to follow when it goes in in terms of distance, materials in the walls and so on.
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